Islamabad/London: Kulsoom Nawaz, wife of Pakistan’s ousted Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, has been diagnosed with throat cancer, a close aide of the former premier said on Tuesday.
“Begum Kulsoom has been diagnosed with throat cancer in London. Doctors have said it is curable,” Mr Sharif’s political secretary Senator Dr Asif Karmani said.
Kulsoom had filed nomination papers for NA-120 in Lahore after the seat fell vacant following Mr Sharif’s disqualification to hold any office by the Supreme Court on July 28 in the Panama Papers case. “Doctors will start her treatment in coming days in London,” Dr Karmani added.
Kulsoom, in her mid 60s, had suddenly left for London last week on the day when her nomination papers were to be filed in the Election Commission of Pakistan. Dr Karmani said Kulsoom would not be able to participate in election campaign for some days.
